Beirette was a name applied to a long sequence of compact 35mmviewfinder camera models, made from 1958 to the 1980s in East Germany by Beier. There were also some folding Beirettes, made from 1939, but production apparently disappeared during WWII. Although the name stayed the same, various tweaks in the design were made. Flash sync, for example, moved from a pin of the lens barrel to a standard hot shoe, and a plastic shutter release button replaced the original metal one in the mid-1970s.
Several versions of this camera were sold by Boots, for example the Boots Beirette BL, or branded as Revue for export markets.

Viewfinder: optical, early versions were ocular shiftable for parallax correction

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↑ Model designations appeared on the Beirette cameras for the 135 type film in the vsn version only - earlier versions, as well as early Beirette vsn, were marked Beirette only, even if different camera models (e.g. Beirette v or vs) were recognized by the maker.